NEW GUINEA and PAPUA continued...
| LotNo. |
Symbol |
Lot Description |
Estimate in AU$'s |
| 1673 |
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 Group of small decorative objects variously attributed comprising New Britain (Talasea) ebony mother & child stated to be a child's
toy, 270mm high (acquired 1981); Sepik rarther crudely carved good luck charm, 395mm high (1984); Highlands mask with small cowries for eyes, 205mm high (1974); Buka double-sided head with cowrie eyes (one missing), 180mm high; Trobriand Islands
Protector of Gardens mask, 350mm high (1980); and one other. (6 items) (Image1)
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Estimate AU$200
SOLD for AU$150.00
Closing..Jun-28, 08:00 PM |
| 1674 |
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 Group comprising Trobriand Islands water vessel made from a spherical gourd with decorative neck & stopper of rolled banana leaves &
small pig's tusk, size H135xDiameter165mm (acquired 1959); Goroka teardrop gourd water vessel with lightly incised decoration H255xDiameter110mm; Maprik Yam Festival man's mask woven from rattan, H380xW260xD150mm, gifted to Constance Rickman (1983);
and Kieta personal fan woven from coconut leaves H385xW345xD15mm (1970). (4 items) (Image1)
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Estimate AU$200
SOLD for AU$150.00
Closing..Jun-28, 08:00 PM |
| 1675 |
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 Group comprising Mount Wilhelm (Bundi) simple headdress for sing-sing with woven fabric rim encrusted with tiny cowries & crown of
cassowary feathers, size H60xDiameter220mm (acquired 1962); Highlands (Chimbu) Kondio Boys School domestic vessel made from a piece of large bamboo extensively decorated & varnished, L310xDiameter60mm (1958); necklace of tiny shells & cassowary
feathers 210mm long; and Timor lime vessel fashioned from animal bone with incised decoration, black pigment & neat-fitting carved wooden stopper, H160xDiameter30mm. (4 items) (Image1)
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Estimate AU$160
SOLD for AU$120.00
Closing..Jun-28, 08:00 PM |
| 1676 |
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 Wooden eating bowls one with decorative carving from the Trobriand Islands size L380xW135mm; and three different fish designs from
Wabag (L545xW125mm), Woodlark Island (L520xW210mm) & "Thalassia" Island which is likely to be a trans-literation error for Talasea on New Britain (L360xW115mm). (4) (Image1)
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Estimate AU$160
SOLD for AU$120.00
Closing..Jun-28, 08:00 PM |
| 1677 |
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 Wooden eating bowls one from the Trobriand Islands with incised wave decoration on the sides & a crocodile head at each end (size
L440xW155xH85mm); and the other of unknown origin created from a turtle-shell with elaborate decoration of birds & reptiles on underside of the carapace & a turtle-head handle (L710xW225xH50mm). (2 items) (Image1) (Image2)
(Image3)
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Estimate AU$150
SOLD for AU$115.00
Closing..Jun-28, 08:00 PM |
| 1678 |
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 Selection of wooden weapons comprising, swords, spears & bows (strung or unstrung) from various regions, mostly quite utilitarian with
only minor or no decoration. Average length 1800mm. Acquired 1950s.
(13 items) (Image1)
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Estimate AU$150
SOLD for AU$115.00
Closing..Jun-28, 08:00 PM |
| 1679 |
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 Large bundle of weapons with bamboo shafts & a few with carved bone points attached, two with metal blades, average length 1550mm;
also two sets of Bougainville/Buka arrows with unstrung rattan bows, acquired 1962 to 1972.
(46 items) (Image1)
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Estimate AU$200
SOLD for AU$260.00
Closing..Jun-28, 08:00 PM |
| 1680 |
|
 ADMIRALTY ISLANDS: Lorengau fighting pick carved from a single piece of wood with simple decoration on the shaft with pommel and
carved facial features with sharpened obsidian blade with rattan binding & resin emerging from the 'mouth', eyes of tiny shells (one missing). Size shaft L460xW40mm; carved head & blade L200mm. Acquired 1988. (Image1)
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Estimate AU$150
SOLD for AU$120.00
Closing..Jun-28, 08:00 PM |
| 1681 |
|
 ADMIRALTY ISLANDS: (Manus) fearsome sword crafted from the bill of a sawshark with two rows of 21 external teeth (one broken-off), the
haft carved for two-handed use. Size L1050xW130mm. Acquired 1980. Likely to inspire immediate surrender. (Image1)
|
Estimate AU$300
SOLD for AU$625.00
Closing..Jun-28, 08:00 PM |
| 1682 |
|
 FLY RIVER: Head-hunter's iron-head tomahawk with bamboo shaft & wood. Size L880xW190(at the blade)xD30mm. Acquired 1961, from Keith
Weller. Stated to have been confiscated during the police enquiry into the presumed murder of the American Michael Rockefeller in Irian Jaya in 1961]
(Image1)
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Estimate AU$150
SOLD for AU$210.00
Closing..Jun-28, 08:00 PM |
| 1683 |
|
 FLY RIVER: Horrific "man catcher" with a three-piece shaft composed of a length of wood carved to a sharp point & two lengths of
bamboo plus several smaller inter-joined pieces to create a noose, decorations of two medium-size cowrie shells with protruding cassowary feathers. Overall length 1640mm; the noose L430xW325mm. Acquired 1958. An appalling concept! (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$250
SOLD for AU$725.00
Closing..Jun-28, 08:00 PM |
| 1684 |
|
 GULF OF PAPUA: Circular earthenware bowl with two grotesque creatures, inscribed 'DARU 1969' at the side, minor rim damage from use.
Size H140xDiameter240mm. (Image1)
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Estimate AU$100
SOLD for AU$75.00
Closing..Jun-28, 08:00 PM |
| 1685 |
|
 GULF OF PAPUA: Hollow drum carved from a single piece of wood with two pointed feet for support (possibly to be driven into the
ground), the lower section with incised decoration with black white & ochre pigments. Unusual. Size H920xDiameter120mm. Acquired 1960.
(Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$250
SOLD for AU$190.00
Closing..Jun-28, 08:00 PM |
| 1686 |
|
 HIGHLANDS: Woven articles comprising Chimbu two pairs of armlets (65mm or 55mm) & a narrower single (30mm), acquired 1970; Mount Hagen
man's belt (760x130mm) worn beneath a loincloth, acquired at 1958 Highlands Show; a narrow belt; and Goroka simple headdress for a youth's initiation into manhood (H130xDiameter160mm), acquired 1962.
(8 items) (Image1)
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Estimate AU$100
SOLD for AU$75.00
Closing..Jun-28, 08:00 PM |
| 1687 |
|
 HIGHLANDS: Western Highlands (Nondugl) unusual shaped hollow drum (kundu) with very slim waist allowing it to be held in one hand, no
decorative carving or decoration apart from three unusual nodules on the reptile-skin. Size H560xD125mm. Acquired 1956. (Image1)
|
Estimate AU$200
SOLD for AU$150.00
Closing..Jun-28, 08:00 PM |
| 1688 |
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 HIGHLANDS: Mount Hagen two bone hairpins each 190mm long for attaching hair extensions for sing-sings, acquired 1982; and a Timorese
three-pronged attractively decorated hairpin, 110mm long, acquired 1980. (3 items) (Image1)
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Estimate AU$100
SOLD for AU$75.00
Closing..Jun-28, 08:00 PM |
| 1689 |
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 HIGHLANDS: Chimbu gargoyle-like female figure carved from a single piece of wood with grotesque teeth, pendulous breasts & four-toed
feet on a small plinth, small cowries inset vertically for eyes, traces of red & white pigments, woven belt with coconut husk modesty pieces front & behind, stated to be for "attracting a wife" but we think something may have been lost in
translation! Size H580xW200xD120mm. Acquired 1958. (Image1)
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Estimate AU$250
SOLD for AU$190.00
Closing..Jun-28, 08:00 PM |
| 1690 |
|
 HIGHLANDS: Kundiawa bride's necklace/breastplate incorporating various shells, size L520xW175mm. Acquired 1956. (Image1)
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Estimate AU$200
SOLD for AU$200.00
Closing..Jun-28, 08:00 PM |
| 1691 |
|
 HIGHLANDS: Goroka District (Mount Hagen & Watabung) two stone mortars 190mm or 160mm diameter (internally 130mm or 90mm) and stone
pestle, all acquired 1970; and New Britain (Gazelle Peninsula) grinding stone (stated & quite likely to be volcanic) for making axe-blades, 180x165mm, acquired 1980; all very dense/heavy. (4 items) (Image1)
|
Estimate AU$150
SOLD for AU$115.00
Closing..Jun-28, 08:00 PM |
| 1692 |
|
 HIGHLANDS: Kundiawa Agricultural College students' project model of an Eastern Highlands warrior with shell feather bone & cloth
adornments, plus wooden spear & stone-head axe, size H560xW140xD160mm, acquired 1962; and New Britain Vunapope Catholic Mission money-box fashioned from an entire husked coconut with naive facial features & on small pedestal, size H165xDiam110mm,
made by the staff in 1982 as a farewell gift. (2 items) (Image1)
|
Estimate AU$100
SOLD for AU$75.00
Closing..Jun-28, 08:00 PM |
